Staff Software Engineer

Why engineering at Stryker?

At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products. You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.

Need another reason to apply? Check out these 8 reasons to join Stryker’s engineering team: https://www.strykercareersblog.com/post/8-reasons-to-join-strykers-engineering-team

Who we want:

Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.

Managers who drive performance. People who implement process improvements and leverage the talent of their team to consistently increase performance and productivity.

Curious learners. People who seek out cutting-edge research and information to expand and enhance their ability to develop new ideas into reality.

Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.

Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams.

Goal-oriented orchestrators. People who can effectively coordinate and prioritize skilled employees toward the right activities that lead to success.

Position Description: Stryker is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join the Edge Clinical Workflow team. In this role, you will play an important role in supporting our Platform by working on a wide range of tools and technologies that are the foundational blocks of our product.

What you will do:
Responsibilities:

• Apply technical knowledge and problem-solving methodologies with a focus on improving the data and systems running at scale and ensure end to end monitoring of applications.
• Work on software upgrades to modernize infrastructure and eliminate technical debt.
• Troubleshoot customer issues by being a part of L3 production support rotation.
• Work on bug fixes, features and upgrades to assist application development team if needed.
• Improve observability and reliability of the Edge Clinical Workflow platform.
• Consider upstream/downstream data and systems or technical implications
• Execute making significant decisions for a project consisting of multiple technologies and applications.
• Be a team player and assist other team members as required.
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Capabilities and Skills:

• Hands on application development experience with Java or Kotlin.
• Strong knowledge of one or more infrastructure disciplines such as networking and telephony, observability, site reliability engineering, deployment and integration, scaling and resiliency.
• Ability to investigate and resolve customer issues by breaking down technical problems and barriers.
• Hands on experience with Terraform or other infrastructure as code technologies.
• Knowledge of Observability tools a plus (Datadog, Grafana, Dynatrace, Splunk, etc.).
• Experience working on support of products / interaction with internal and external customers.
• Knowledge of databases a strong plus (AWS Aurora preferred).
• Hands on experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands on experience with GitHub and code reviews.
• Ability of multi-task and learn new tools and technologies as required.
• Strong communications skills, verbal, written, ability to drive meetings and knowledge sharing sessions to teams.
• Experience with multiple cloud technologies with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds.
• Strong self-starter with a drive to develop knowledge in additional domains, tools and technologies as needed.
• Knowledge of Agile development methodology and hands on experience with tools like Jira & Confluence.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of work experience in technology with hands-on development experience in Java or Kotlin.
• 2+ years of experience on a major public cloud platform (AWS preferred).
• Knowledge of Networking protocols (CUCM and/or certification like CCNP preferred.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.